Winter Orchard vs Pine Needle
Where Winter Orchard belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Pine Needle is a Dulux color. Winter Orchard reads as greige-grey, while Pine Needle reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Winter Orchard (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Pine Needle (LRV 7), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Winter Orchard runs yellow while Pine Needle is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 60.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Winter Orchard vs Pine Needle in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Winter Orchard and Pine Needle in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Winter Orchard will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pine Needle would.
Color Details
Winter Orchard vs Pine Needle Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winter Orchard on one side and Pine Needle on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Winter Orchard comparisons
See how Winter Orchard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Winter Orchard encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Winter Orchard the marginally brighter of the two.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Winter Orchard encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 70 vs 25, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 24, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 57, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.